News & Events
A collection of CGIAR featured news and upcoming events
Featured news
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IITA working on Africa’s first genome edited banana
13.09.19The new frontier for agricultural innovation is genome editing and IITA is already leading the…
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Combating hunger: Switzerland makes renewed contribution to CGIAR
13.09.19Climate change, land degradation and water scarcity increasingly affect agricultural production and …
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To adapt to climate change, double CGIAR research: Report
10.09.19-
Climate
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
As the global food system comes under increasing pressure, research is needed to boost productivity,…
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Embracing change: How family farmers can face the future
09.09.19-
Climate
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Creating JOBS and GROWTH
This year opens the Decade of Family Farming (#FamilyFarmingDecade), which aims to improve the lif…
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Multiple bridges connecting the water-nutrition divide: What’s new?
06.09.19-
Nutrition
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
This was the question discussed by experts at a session during this year’s World Water…
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Food policies for healthier diets
05.09.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Programs for improving diets often focus on demand, providing incentives to groups of consumers. How…
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Upcoming events
Now until 18 Oct. 2019
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19.09.19
Nurul Islam: Reflections from 60+ Years of Development
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19.09.19
Adapting to New Climate Realities: Doing More, Better, and New
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22.09.19 > 29.09.19
CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC
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22.09.19
CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Building a Resilient Future: Transforming food systems under a changing climate
Read moreClassroom 2, New School University Center, 63 5th Ave New York, USA -
22.09.19
CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Building a Resilient Future: Stepping up actions to build resilient food systems
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24.09.19
Delivering for Nutrition in India: Insights from Implementation Research
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25.09.19
CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Transforming rural livelihoods through effective climate services
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28.09.19
GLF New York 2019 – The Decade on Ecosystem Restoration: Help define the most important Decade of the century.
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08.10.19 > 10.10.19
The 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture 2019 - Transforming food systems under a changing climate
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08.10.19 > 10.10.19
5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture
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16.10.19 > 18.10.19
World Food Prize 2019
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16.10.19 > 18.10.19
2019 BIG DATA Convention - TRUST: Humans, Machines & Ecosystems
Read moreInternational Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) Patancheru Hyderabad, India
News from the Centers and Programs
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‘Alt meats’ are not the answer for poorer countries
18.09.19-
Creating JOBS and GROWTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
All paintings by Olivia Pendergast, an American artist living and working in Kenya. This opinion…
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Timeline infographic shows how Sustainable Development Goals hinge on groundwater management
16.09.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
A new infographic entitled 'GROUNDWATER - Critical for Sustainable Development' illustrating a timel…
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Brochure: PIM Priorities for 2019–2021
16.09.19-
Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
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Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) works with research and impl…
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Forage sorghum hybrid hailed as a landmark cultivar in India
13.09.19-
Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
A new sorghum hybrid developed using ICRISAT breeding material was recently given special recognitio…
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Farmers’ demand for labor-friendly chickpea bears fruit: 2 more machine-harvestable varieties released in India
13.09.19-
Biodiversity
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Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
For the first time, the Central Varietal Release Committee (CVRC) of India has released two…
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Forage sorghum hybrid hailed as a landmark cultivar in India
13.09.19A new sorghum hybrid developed using ICRISAT breeding material was recently given special recognitio…
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